December 22, 2016 - foxsanantonio.com
A new alliance that aims to tackle transportation issues along Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin is strengthening plans for a passenger rail along the sprawling corridor.
The partnership brings together the three entities that control...
October 17, 2016 - KXAN.com
The future of the $2 billion Lone Star Rail Project was determined by a unanimous vote on Monday. In the 18-0 vote, the Capital Area Metro Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted to remove the proposed rail line from its 2040 plan.
The...
September 16, 2016 - San Antonio Express-News - Vianna Davila -
SAN MARCOS — Mayors representing four large cities along Interstate 35, including Ivy Taylor of San Antonio and Steve Adler of Austin, said Friday they all agree connecting the region...
September 15, 2016 - TRA Newswire -
BNSF Railway has opened a new $40 million switching yard in southwestern Bexar County that will move freight faster between Mexico and South Texas. The rail site, an old transfer point for Air Force recruits, previously housed a passenger rail...
July 13, 2016 - San Antonio Business Journal
Navigating right-of-way for land development can be like drawing blood from fiercely independent landowners. But a San Antonio technology startup is banking that it has cracked the code to prying some surface rights...
June 1, 2016 - News4-San Antonio
The first international passenger train between the U.S. and Mexico could become reality right here in south Texas.
Congressman Henry Cuellar says we're closer than ever to seeing a high-speed passenger rail line that links San Antonio...
April 16, 2016 - TheRivardReport.com
The decision by Union Pacific to end its working relationship with Lone Star Rail District(LSRD) in February, was a blow in efforts to develop a passenger rail line between San Antonio and Austin.
But in a special meeting Friday in...
March 17, 2016 - Progressive Railroading
BNSF Railway Co. has rolled out more of its 2016 state-by-state capital expenditure plans, with the latest programs announced for Texas, Illinois and Kansas.
In Texas, BNSF will spend $210 million this year to replace and...
January 7, 2016 - TWC News
AUSTIN--Four cities and a community college have bought into the region's next mass transit plan.
Lone Star Rail could connect to every city between San Antonio and Georgetown, cutting hours out of some people's commutes. The...
San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board - August 17, 2015
It's been talked about for so long, it's hard to believe rail between San Antonio and Austin will ever be real. But if you are a commuter, policymaker or a fiscal hawk,...